Sample charter creating a nominating committee. A nominating committee identifies potential board members, nominates directors to serve Board committees, and periodically review director compensation and benefits. Includes provisions regarding committee membership, committee's purpose, committee authority and responsibilities, and committee meetings.
This Career Path series on Maxims of Corporate Success now faces the most important topic of all: Managing Yourself.
For law departments to be more efficient, in-house counsel must develop thoughtful programs to methodically identify, create, and update their valuable knowledge assets.
Read for some tips as to how to design a learning and development program to best enhance your company's performance!
Because technology now enables us to measure just about anything with sometimes suffocating precision, our choices about what and how to measure are indicative of what we have decided is worthy of our attention. Reflecting on our attention, rather than our good intentions, can make for an uncomfortable exercise.
Law firms often offer in-house legal departments “free” hours on any assignment given to them. Learn why free hours for process improvement, instead of the usual, low-stake legal matter, is of real benefit to the in-house team and makes for good marketing for outside counsel.
This article describes the facts of the case, the arguments and the ruling in the Washington state-based case of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland v. Dally, evaluating the indemnification claims involved, and more.
A killer application is the piece of content that proves so valuable that it leads to the adoption of the hardware with which it is associated. Microsoft Excel is the preeminent spreadsheet application and, as described in 2013 Fortune headline, the “most important software application of all time.”
Discusses three fundamental ethical theories that have been developed over the ages: the golden rule, categorical imperative, and utilitarianism.
Job hunting can be difficult even for the most qualified candidate. Here are some insightful tips on how to turn an interview into a job offer.
The author eagerly awaits the death of the billable hour. In the meantime, he suggests using real-time matter tracking.
The author discuses the international implications of Dodd-Frank and other multinational investigations on in-house counsel.
Bill Mordan discusses "inattentional blindness" and how it affects all levels of corporate interactions.
Every penny that you spend on outside counsel reduces your organization's revenue. So come along, Grasshopper, as we learn the lessons of kung frugal--getting more for your money from outside counsel.
ACC's proposed edits to the Thompson Memo.
Read tips on how to create, manage, and support a project team that will bring more value to your company.
It would be easy to attribute the changes underway in today's law firms and legal departments to the greatest economic crisis in decades. The downturn undoubtedly made its mark, but the fundamental shifts taking place in the legal field today have much earlier roots.
This is the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations price reduction for defective certified cost or pricing data clause.
Legal Services Corporation Funding GC Letter
This is a sample non-complete agreement between a company and its employee.
The presence of private equity (PE) investment has exploded in recent years in all areas of the health care sector. PE in health care is a good thing when done right: It can pave the way for much needed innovation, efficiency, and nontraditional care delivery models. However, government regulators, media journalists, some health care practitioners, and private parties are watching PE investment with growing suspicion that profit-driven goals may conflict with the quality of care for patients.
This is a sample agreement for the exclusive right to negotiate a software distribution agreement.
Cryptocurrency has quickly gone from a fad to being the subject of consideration as a central bank digital currency by many governments. This resource examines the legal considerations for cryptocurrency transactions and creating NFTs.
Check out this Foley & Lardner article detailing the steps California is taking to ensure access to abortion care in response to Dobbs v Jackson.
Tips on how to increase your employee retention rates.
This article explains the three types of rule breakers: inadvertent, rationalized, and calculating. Each one requires a slightly different compliance strategy.
Provides tips on organizing a board meeting to make it go more smoothly.
This resource is a boilerplate "Love Contract" for employees of the same company who are involved in a personal relationship.
This article contains advice for navigating today’s tough job market and finding a satisfying legal career.
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